COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIST CONFERENCE

This 4 hour conference, sponsored by Choice Health & Wellbeing, features the following 4 sessions -

Why is Thai massage working when other traditional Western approaches are not?
Siva Rajah, Senior Thai Yoga massage teacher, Metta College of Traditional Thai Massage
As an eastern influenced therapy, Traditional Thai Yoga Massage is based on the working of energy lines. These non-visible lines affect the flow of energy through the body and it is believed that obstacles or weak flowing lines can affect the body with illness and pain. Using acupressure points and yoga based assisted stretches, Thai massage is an unconventional way to treat back pain that has had much success where western medicine has sometimes failed.

Siva Rajah, is a Yoga Teacher and senior Thai Yoga Massage teacher at Metta College of Traditional Thai Massage in London. She has been practicing for over 10 years and draws on experience from both western and eastern medicine, having also trained as a Sports/remedial massage therapist. Siva is passionate about movement, energy and touch and has both corporate and private clients in and around London, Bucks and Berkshire.

The 3 Keys to back pain, illness and poor performance
John Brazier, Health & Wellness Consultant
There are 3 key causes to the majority of back problems, pain and inflammation that affect the human race. By focusing our treatment attention on these key areas we can affect a wealth of conditions and illness that affect the human body from insomnia to sciatica. The K.O.R.E system of assessment & treatment has been developed over 20 years utilising both Western & Eastern modalities, often leading to quick, outstanding and amazing results.

Dr. John Brazier (TCM) MSc. is known as the ‘Champion of Performance Enhancement’ his unique physical (& psychological) enhancement work with many sports professionals has created outstanding success for many teams & individuals. Working on the physical causes of muscle weakness, diagnosis & assessment is aimed at spinal issues, pelvic imbalance, digestion, lymph, blood flow and the mind, have often led to accelerated recovery from many seemingly un-associated conditions including back and neck pain.

Trigger Point Therapy and Myofascial release for Low Back Pain
Rachel Fairweather & Meghan Mari, Co-Directors and Founders of the Jing Institute of Advanced Massage Training
This dynamic and informative lecture will introduce you to proven soft tissue techniques for the treatment of chronic low back pain. Adding myofascial release and trigger point techniques to your skill set can often be the missing link in the treatment of complex and chronic pain conditions including sports injuries, fibromyalgia and ongoing pain from accident, injury or emotional trauma. These versatile skills can be used as a stand alone technique or incorporated into your existing bodywork practice.

Rachel Fairweather and Meghan Mari are the Co-Directors and Founders of the Jing Institute of Advanced Massage Training, dedicated to bringing the highest level of massage training to the UK. Rachel and Meghan have trained extensively in Eastern and Western bodywork including medical massage, craniosacral, myofascial, trigger point therapy, Thai massage, Amma therapy, Sports massage, visceral manipulation, and neuromuscular techniques. They are regular contributors to Today’s Therapist magazine and sought after guest lecturers for a number of professional organizations including the International Dermal Institute.

Back Ache in Ayurveda
Vaidya Vishal Kohli
Ayurvedic diagnosis and treatment strategies for various problems of the back are related to the five elements - Air, Space, Fire, Water and Earth. These in turn form the Three Energies called ‘Doshas’ - Vata Dosha (air+space), Pitta Dosha (fire+water) and Kapha Dosha (water+earth) respectively. Vaidya Vishal Kohli looks at the different external massage based treatment techniques in Ayurveda such as the Hot Poultice Therapy ‘Pindsweda’, the Oil Pool Therapy ‘Katibasti’, and the Ayurvedic Oil Massage ‘Abhyangam’, used to treat backache of different origins such as Spondylolisthesis, slipped discs, whiplash and sports injuries for thousands of years.

Vaidya Vishal Kohli (B.A.M.S, P.G.P.P & P.G.D.K.P) has a Bachelor’s in Ayurvedic Medicine & Surgery, a Post- graduate in Ayurvedic Panchakarma and is a qualified Yoga teacher & Fitness trainer. His experience varies from being the Head of Ayurvedic department in an Allopathic hospital in Pune (India), to working at one of the best international destination spas in Asia (Maldives), developing Ayurveda courses, writing content for international websites & magazines, business development of Ayurvedic products & services, and is an Ayurveda & Yoga spa consultant.